Philip Joens
The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA, United States
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Check out newly announced 50th anniversary RAGBRAI pass-through and meeting towns
The ride will include a potentially record-breaking procession past the Iowa Capitol → Read More
Iowa Lottery set to launch $50-a-ticket scratch-off game with $500,000 jackpot
The big-bucks Iowa game comes as Texas, which launched the first $50 game in 2007, has started a $100 game → Read More
EPA fines Hy-Vee for improper disposal of illegal disinfectant wipes
Hy-Vee disposed of the banned wipes without notifying the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. → Read More
Fareway to open second West Des Moines store March 1
Fareway will hold a grand opening for a new West Des Moines store Wednesday. → Read More
Hy-Vee to revamp employee discount program after reports of 'fraud and abuse'
The announcement reportedly came via video from Hy-Vee's Executive Vice President Georgia Van Gundy. → Read More
Des Moines metro home sales decrease for second month amid high interest rates
Cold weather and high interest rates could be to blame for the decline in Des Moines metro home sales last month. → Read More
After just 10 years, CVS closing Euclid Avenue store in Des Moines
Set to shut down March 1, the CVS on Euclid Ave. is a casualty of the chain's plans to close 900 stores nationwide. → Read More
Despite objections, planned HQ for conservative group gets final approval for rural Polk site
Polk County supervisors said agreed-to limits on The Family Leader's use of the land assuaged zoning board concerns → Read More
What to know about the RAGBRAI L starting, ending and overnight towns
From the Missouri River to the Mississippi, riders will visit five of Iowa's 10 largest cities → Read More
RAGBRAI 50th anniversary edition hews closely to original route, including stop in Des Moines
Des Moines will serve as the Day 4 overnight host as the ride attempts to set a world record → Read More
Man critically burned in Des Moines auto shop explosion, fire dies
The cause of the Wednesday explosion and fire at Des Moines' Metro Motors remains under investigation. → Read More
Former Iowa Gov., U.S. Ambassador Terry Branstad named World Food Prize president
Terry Branstad is set to take over from Barbara Stinson, who resigned Jan. 14 → Read More
Pieper Lewis, who walked away from 'second chance,' pleads not guilty to escape charge
Lewis faces a January hearing on whether she should be sent to prison for violating her probation → Read More
Pieper Lewis, who walked away from 'second chance,' pleads not guilty to escape charge
Lewis faces a January hearing on whether she should be sent to prison for violating her probation → Read More
Kum & Go closing urban walk-up stores except in Des Moines
The Des Moines-based chain will end its urban walk-up concepts this month in Ames, Denver and Omaha, Nebraska → Read More
47-unit apartment building planned for vacant lot near Big Grove in Sherman Hill
The apartment building, consisting mainly of one-bedroom units, is expected to be completed by summer 2024. → Read More
Seven Des Moines metro holiday markets launch the festive season
It's time to feel merry. Thanksgiving is a week away, but Christmas and holiday festivals start this weekend. → Read More
Registration for 50th anniversary RAGBRAI opens with attendance record expected
'You could easily set record numbers every day.' says RAGBRAI Director Matt Phippen → Read More
Truck driver dies in crash that shuts down I-80 westbound near Grinnell
The accident involving three semi-trailers was set off by a pickup that had what the Iowa State Patrol termed a 'mechanical error' → Read More
What's next for Pieper Lewis, the Des Moines teen who killed her rapist?
Pieper Lewis killed a man she said raped her more than two years ago. What does her escape mean for her future? → Read More